<div>Hello:<br>
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<div>He is probably referring to a beefly, Bombyliidae, rather than a Syrphidae. Those are the ones with very long tongues.<br>
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Beatriz Moisset<br>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Bastiaan <bwakkie@syrphidae.com><br>
To: Hoverfly discussion list <syrphidae@lists.nottingham.ac.uk><br>
Sent: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 5:40 pm<br>
Subject: [Syrphidae] Longest Syrphidae tongue?<br>
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There reached an other interesting Syrphidae question my email box where I can't answer right away. Somebody knows this by any change? <br>
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regards, <br>
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Bastiaan <br>
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Here is the origional question: <br>
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Hope you don't mind me asking this rather unprofessional question ? <br>
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I have just been watching a programme ' The Life of Plants' by David Attenborough & he was showing a Hoverfly feeding on Nectar from some Iris's in S. Africa, apparently this particular Hoverfly has the longest tongue of its kind but its name wasn't mentioned ? <br>
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Would you be able to tell me the name of this please as I could think of nowhere else to try ??? <br>
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Many thanks for your time in advance <br>
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